Is Photoshop Remixing the World? | Off Book | PBS Digital Studios

Photoshop has completely revolutionized our visual culture. Artists now use Photoshop to create complex imagery that would have been impossible 20 years ago. It has also profoundly changed the art of photo retouching, turning a labor intensive process into an artful and often controversial digital workflow. But possibly the most current and expressive influence can be seen in meme culture online. With the ability to alter any image in the media landscape, everyday people now have the means to critically comment on culture and spread their ideas
virally, leveling the playing field between traditional media creators and consumers. Photoshop has changed the way we communicate, the way we express ourselves, and the way we view the world and each other.

Featuring:
Jeff Huang, Art Director & Illustrator
Laurent Le Moing, Picturehouse NYC
Don Caldwell, Know Your Meme

Photographers Featured:
Matt Jones
Chris Buck
Robert Maxwell
Txema Yeste
Matthias Vriens

Music

1) Mindthings - "Dakent - Noon (mindthings rework)"
http://soundcloud.com/mindthin....gs/dakent-noon-mindt

2) CMA Music - "As Time Goes By"
http://soundcloud.com/ezx-dubs....tep/cma-as-time-goes

3) EIVISSA SALINAS feat. DJ HSERES
"Aborigene Roots" - http://www.jamendo.com/en/trac....k/313062/aborigene-r

4) Mindthings - "Diplomatie (mindthings rework)
http://soundcloud.com/mindthin....gs/diplomatie-mindth

5) CMA Music - "You're Free"
http://soundcloud.com/ezx-dubs....tep/cma-youre-free-c

6) Binarpilot - "Goof"
http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/1125/binaerpilot

7) LifeBloom - "Bright Colors"
http://www.jamendo.com/en/trac....k/752981/bright-colo


More Off Book:

Can Hackers be Heroes?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVtrA7juc-w

The Rise of Webcomics
http://youtu.be/6redB3Xev14

Will 3D Printing Change The World?
http://youtu.be/X5AZzOw7FwA

Our video on The Art of Illustration
http://youtu.be/ZPQ-8Kty8X4